Internal supply voltage generating circuit for semiconductor mem

Details Internal supply voltage generating circuit for semiconductor mem Internal supply voltage generating circuit for semiconductor mem

1996-06-12

1998-05-05

Sterrett, Jeffrey L.

Electricity: power supply or regulation systems

Output level responsive

Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the...

323274, 323281, G05F 159

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057479747

ABSTRACT:
Internal supply voltage generating circuits generate internal supply voltages at voltage levels below an external supply voltage. The internal supply voltages operate peripheral circuits and array circuits. A reference voltage generates a constant reference voltage. First and second dividing circuits output a given voltage in response to the internal supply voltage. First and second differential amplifiers compare the reference voltage with each of the output voltages from the first and second dividing circuits. First and second driving circuits supply the internal supply voltage from the external supply voltage. First and second voltage boosting circuits clamp output voltage levels for the first and second driving circuits from the external supply voltage and raise the clamped output voltage level of the first driving circuit higher than the clamped output voltage level of the second driving circuit. The boosting circuits maintain a voltage offset between the first and second internal voltage supplies when the external supply voltage is increased above a normal operating range.

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